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Monday, January 17, 2011

Project 52: Trouble!

No, I haven't stumbled at the first hurdle and quit the Project 52 challenge! I actually haven't posted about last week's project yet because I wanted to keep the Queensland Flood Relief Appeal post top of the list until I'd worked out another way of making it prominent on my site. That done, I can let you know what I've been up to.

At last year's school fete we scored the kids game Trouble for $3 (brand new - what a bargain). I wonder if they got complaints about their packaging or if their lawyers told them to put on the disclaimer that 'pieces do not fly out during play'. However I'm betting in most families the pieces have gone flying when one of the younger householders discovered that they weren't doing as well in the game as they liked! We usually play in pairs because playing with the Kinderboy is impossible - he sends the pieces flying even if he is winning, or tries to move everyone's pieces but his own. The Schoolboy is intent on becoming the World Trouble Master though and keeps a tally of the number of games that he's won (19 at last count). On Thursday night both the Man and I played with him after the Kinderboy had gone to bed. It was the first time that the three of us had played at the same time, and it was fantastic. No tanties or dummy-spits but all-out competition and plenty of laughs. I can't remember who won, but the fun had all round and the special moment it created for the Schoolboy (who got to stay up late to play) was worthy of crossing off No. 33 on the list.

Here's my list as it stands:1. Subscribe to, write your own or read a blog on something unique and doable2. Cull your facebook friends3. Find a new music artist and share your favorite song4. Read a classic novel or novel by classic author5. Get a facial6. Get a Pedicure7. Get a Manicure8. Have a Massage9. Do a good deed for someone you live with10. Do a good deed for someone you don't live with 11. Create a bucket list12. Choose something from your bucket list and do it13. Choose something from your bucket list and do it14. Choose something from your bucket list and do it15. Buy a random gift for someone you love16. Go on a picnic17. Go for a photo walk 18. Go to the beach and eat ice cream19. Research and find a new dinner place20. See a movie21. Bake a MasterChef dessert22. Bake a new dish23. Take a day trip to a new place24. Read the book of proverbs25. Share your journal26. Take a bubble bath with candles and music27. Try a new food28. Get a spray tan (if you are already tanned.... You have to create your very own thing here!!)29. Write a note to one of your parents30. Write a scripture on your mirror31. List the reasons why you love your job32. Plant or tend a garden/plant/vegie/herb patch33. Play a game34. Go on a ferry train35. Subscribe to a new podcast36. Go to the park37. Do a random act of kindness38. Take someone to lunch39. Keep a gratitude journal for a week40. Go to Ikea41. Evaluate your yearly goals42. Read the book of James43. Read the book of Galatians44. Lay out under the stars45. Buy a new item of clothing46. Start a new tradition 47. Find a festival to celebrate in Sydney Melbourne48. Download and play a song from your childhood49. Take a class50. Learn something new51. Watch an animated movie with a child52. Find a poem to love 53. Organise your wardrobe54. Go for dessert with someone you love55. Invite someone new over for dinner

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Welcome!

I'm Jackie, and I love the creative process. I like to tackle new craft/construction projects for the challenge of working out the 'how' as much as actually sitting down and doing it (so I always have at least one project on my mind). I particularly like making something out of 'nothing' just for the thrill of seeing something apparently useless/surplus having a new lease on life.

I hope to give you some examples and instructions in this blog - things I'm working on/like the look of/plan to get to someday. Do with it what you will, but if it gives you some inspiration then great!